Selective Inhibitor, The Catalog Says
There's an interesting addendum to yesterday's post about natural product fragments. Dan Erlanson was pointing out that many of the proposed fragments were PAINS, and that prompted Jonathan Baell (author of the original PAINS paper) to leave a comment there mentioning this compound. Yep, you can buy that beast from Millipore, and it's being sold as a selective inhibitor of two particular enzymes. (Here's the original paper describing it). If it's really that selective, I will join one of those Greek monasteries where they eat raw onions and dry bread, and spend my time in atonement for ever thinking that a double nitrophe...
Source: In the Pipeline - February 27, 2013 Category: Chemists Tags: Chemical Biology Source Type: blogs
The Alzheimer's Diet! Interview & Giveaway & Mini-Review
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Image swiped from Amazon 'cause I forgot (!) to ask for one.
Alzheimer's is one of those tragic diseases many of us don't like to think about, despite how common it is. I know very few people whose lives haven't been touched by it in some way.
And no lifestyle intervention can guarantee a healthy brain in old age. Let's hope for a cure, pronto.
Hurry Up, 'K? Thanks!
But in the meantime, there is a lot that clever scientists have discovered about stuff that you can do to make contracting Alzheimer's less likely.
Is it worth making a few changes now, perhaps decades ahead of ...
Source: Cranky Fitness - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Crabby McSlacker Source Type: blogs
Celebrate Heart Month With These Tasty Tips
Earlier this week I was on Let’s Talk Live in DC and WBAL in Baltimore sharing some easy and delicious ways you can eat your way to a healthy heart. No matter what time of day — breakfast, lunch, dinner or snacks — I shared foods that will keep your heart and belly happy all day long. You can watch both videos below, but check out below for a few highlights too.
Tip #1: Go for Oats
Research has shown that consuming 3g/day of oat soluble fiber – as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol – may help reduce the risk of heart disease. “Perfect Portions” is a fabulous new inst...
Source: Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog - February 20, 2013 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Authors: rebeccascritchfield Tags: eating healthy food nutrition recipes vegetables corn oil heart health kale pasta Mazola oatmeal Perfect Portions pistachios Potassium Quaker vitacoco Source Type: blogs
Piggly Wiggly and Lunch…
I sat out on a mission today to prepare some Helen style tuna salad for lunch. I stopped by the PIggly Wiggly which is just about a mile from my house. They did have the tuna in olive oil I was looking for, but they didn’t have the Cobblestone Mill rye bread I wanted. I settled for San Francisco sour dough. I boiled some eggs, and diced up some celery and onions. I added a big tablespoon of sweet pickle relish as we have in my version of tuna salad. Don’t worry. I go easy on the onions. Maggie gave it a big thumbs up! I was just starving when it was ready to eat. I am not a big potat...
Source: The 4th Avenue Blues - February 10, 2013 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Andrew Quixote Source Type: blogs
A “Nutrition Prescription” For Fighting Cold and Flu
Medicine isn’t the only way to fight off cold and flu. Food can be your medicine too. I was on Let’s Talk Live recently sharing a nutrition prescription to help you stay healthy. Below are some highlights from the segment.
There are basically two big tricks to beating winter “bugs”: reducing inflammation and boosting immunity. So whether you’re trying to prevent sickness or recover ASAP, all the foods I mention below will help you.
Spicy Lamb Korma
I created this recipe for www.leanonlamb.com – it’s a spicy lamb korma that you make in the slow cooker. Lamb is nutrient rich, and packed ...
Source: Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog - February 4, 2013 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Authors: rebeccascritchfield Tags: cooking eating healthy food nutrition recipes anti-inflammatory digestive health fermented foods gut health immunity kefir korma lamb pistachios prevent colds prevent flu tumeric vegetables Source Type: blogs
Happy RA Awareness day, a day late
Yesterday was RA Awareness Day, the first one, so we went out to dinner with my parents because my mother wanted to celebrate. She has had RA for over 20 years. We didn't know if we were supposed to wear a special color or not. It was also Ground Hog Day and Punxatawney Phil did not see his shadow. This lead to some discussion. Does it mean that winter is over as we know it for the year? Or does it mean it will fade away? Or do we really care because he is not accurate anyway?RA Awareness Day did make me aware that I need to learn more about my new ailments. There is a lot I don't understand. I was attempting to reading th...
Source: Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog - February 3, 2013 Category: Cancer Tags: learning awareness rheumatoid arthritis Source Type: blogs
Happy Purple Thoughts
Happy Super Bowl Sunday!!!
For the first Ravens haven't been in the Super Bowl for 12 years, and so today is an exciting day in Baltimore and purple lights are up everywhere.
My family members love football. I love my family, and I'm sort of getting the hang of some of the football after years of exposure. I know some of the player details, and the big ones for the day include the fact that the coaches of the competing teams -- The Baltimore Ravens vs. The San Fransisco 49ers -- are brothers. A first ever for the Super Bowl and in psychiatry we call this the ultimate in sibling rivalry. Ray ...
Source: Shrink Rap - February 3, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Dinah Source Type: blogs
Yummy Swedish Meatballs Recipe
(next time I'll take a picture and add the image. Sorry no picture. Just trust me. Cook this and you'll love it!)
OMG! You will love these Swedish Meatballs. Never made these before until today and they are so good. This recipe can be converted to vegetarian by substituting Veggie “meatballs” and cream of mushroom soup instead of beef gravy. Please enjoy and let me know how you liked it!
Swedish Meatballs – YUM!!
Ingredients
8 oz Baby Portobello’s chopped thick
1 pkg Dried Shitake – reconstituted
1 pkg Dried Chanterelles –reconstituted
Mushroom “Broth” from reconstituting the dried mushrooms
Bunch...
Source: Life Learning Today - January 28, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: AgentSully Tags: Recipes Meatballs Swedish Swedish Meatballs Swedish Meatballs recipe Source Type: blogs
Easy Butternut Squash Soup Recipe
I recently had dinner at a new friend’s house. We met in childbirth class and we have infants about a week apart! Her husband wanted to “impress” me with his healthy culinary skills. (and he did!)
Part of the dinner he served was this butternut squash soup that he was very proud to say was made without any cream. It was absolutely delicious, and he shared the recipe with me, so I wanted to share it with all of you! I calculated the nutritional information which I included below too. It’s perfect for cold fall and winter months as part of a light lunch and has just a few key ingredients making it s...
Source: Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog - January 15, 2013 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Authors: rebeccascritchfield Tags: cooking eating healthy food recipes butternut squash soup healthy recipe sage Source Type: blogs
Ask D'Mine: Not Enough Onions and Food Tracking to the Rescue
Welcome once again to our weekly advice column, Ask D'Mine, where we talk all about navigating life with diabetes. In this edition, our host Wil Dubois (veteran type 1, author and diabetes community educator) takes on questions that may not only b... (Source: Diabetes Mine)
Source: Diabetes Mine - July 7, 2012 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Wil Dubois Source Type: blogs
Early Puberty in Girls
Dr. Greene’s take on early puberty:
Question:
My 8 yr old daughter is showing signs of premature onset of pubery; she has adult-grade underarm odor, blemishes, headaches, and a few hairs under her arms. I have researched out the possible reasons, ie: environmental(plastics & pollutiants) & dietary(hormones in meats & dairy, etc) causes, and am being/have been as cautious as possible. Now I am seeking intervention to stop/slow this process and save her childhood. It is not genetics, in her case(my side of family-puberty started around 15, her fathers side-around 13). Is there a way to slow this overabunda...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - January 18, 2012 Category: Child Development Authors: Dr. Alan Greene Tags: Ages & Stages Childhood Obesity Eating Organic Endocrine-system Environmental Health Fitness Healthy Family Eating Nutrition Parenting Raising Girls Source Type: blogs
Weight loss for the new you
WEIGHT LOSS FOR THE NEW YOUOver 50% of Americans are overweight. Are you one of them? To begin the Battle of the Bulge, you must locate your enemy before your battle can begin.You may crave food at all times of the day, except at meal times. You may be just eating because it’s something to do, and eating helps you forget about your worries and anxieties. At dinner and lunch you eat sensibly in front of others, but when alone, wow do you pig out.Most of us spend very little time eating our meals, are always hurried. The body does not have enough time to adjust the feeling of fullnes...
Source: Dr. Needles Medical Blogs - September 27, 2010 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Tags: WEIGHT LOSS FOR THE NEW YOU Source Type: blogs
